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Sanitation Policies And Sanitation Policies And Regulatory Frameworks On g y Reuse Of Nutrients In Human E t A d W t W t I Excreta And Waste Water In Uganda Uganda

24th August 2009 By Achiro Brenda NETWAS Uganda

Background

In uganda, the sanitation sector mainly cuts across 3 ministries namely Water, cuts across 3 ministries namely Water, Health and Education The Ministry of water focuses on sanitation The Ministry of water focuses on sanitation around public water points Mi i t f H lth f h h ld Ministry of Health focuses on household sanitation While the Ministry of Education focuses on sanitation in primary schools. p y NOTE: The law in Uganda is silent on re- use of feacal matter for nutrients use of feacal matter for nutrients.

Legal framework

Provision Brief Description Provision Brief Description Public Health Act, 1964 revised in 2000 Is the main law that governs the sanitation sub sector, and provides the basis for undertaking measures to prevent and address a range of diseases for the preservation of public health. It states that every citizen is obliged to have access to a It states that every citizen is obliged to have access to a latrine at ones homes (chapter 269), and it requires that all places of work have latrines. H Th j h b th fi b i t l However, The major gap has been the fines being too low and enforcement process constrained by political interference. Decentralization policy Each Local Government is supposed to make their own sanitation ordinances and byelaws. They have to be approved by the council and checked by the solicitor approved by the council and checked by the solicitor general to ensure consistency with other laws. This could include legislation regarding the development and use of ECOSAN approaches ECOSAN approaches. However, Not all LGs have made these laws (long process).

Legal framework

The Water statute Mentions the control of pollution and promotion of safe The Water statute, (1995) Mentions the control of pollution and promotion of safe storage, treatment , discharge and disposal of waste that may pollute water or otherwise harm the environment and human health health. The National Environmental It specifies that all sanitation facilities should be designed in such a manner as to reduce the environmental impact of Health policy (2005) p unmanaged human waste disposal. In section 16 of research, it states that other stakeholders like NGOs might be best placed to conduct research relating like NGOs might be best placed to conduct research relating to their particular areas of responsibility, and that the areas

• f health care waste management and disposal is a current

h research area. National Health Policy (1999) It puts sanitation high on health priorities, sanitation is one

• f the 8 priorities stipulated. It also has flexibility in

y ( ) p p y formulation of appropriate legislation on more permanent technologies that can work. Th S

Th ti l t i t f itti t d t

The Sewerage regulations

These stipulate requirements for emitting trade waste into sewerage works. It also deals with applications to construct or extend private sewer works.

Legal Framework

The Water (Waste Discharge) Regulations (1998) This defines WASTE to include sewage and any other matter or thing whether wholly or partly in solid, liquid

• r gaseous state, which if added to any water, may

(1998)

• r gaseous state, which if added to any water, may

cause pollution. Some of the issues that these regulations stipulate are; standards for effluent or waste waste discharge/ sewerage permits prohibition waste, waste discharge/ sewerage permits, prohibition

• n discharge of effluents among many.

However, Industries have called for revision as the regulations are considered too stringent The Environment The statute does not mention re use per say but The Environment Management Statute (1995); The statute does not mention re-use per say but categorizes it under discharge. The standard for treated waste before discharge (or re-use in any form) is t bli h d b th N ti l E i t A th it established by the National Environment Authority. The statute stipulates guidelines for inception of new Projects e.g products and by-products and their effects j g p y p

• n the environment and the socio-economic benefits.

Recent Policy Initiatives (1999-2007)

Th K l D l ti

Th 10 i t t t

The Kampala Declaration on Sanitation- KDS+10 In 1997 a National Sanitation

The 10- point strategy 1.Exemplary and committed l d hi

In 1997, a National Sanitation Forum was held to raise the profile

• f Sanitation and develop a

national program of action.

leadership

• 2. Full community mobilisation
• 3. Focus on district, subcounty,

and rban a thorities

The forum produced the Kampala Declaration on Sanitation (KDS) 1997.

and urban authorities

• 4. Coordination and multi-sectoral

approach 5 Focus on schools

Local government leaders agreed to halt the declining status of sanitation and committed

• 5. Focus on schools
• 6. Creating fora at district
• 7. Central role of women

sanitation and committed themselves to a 10-point strategy Challenge in implementation

• 8. Private sector and NGO

participation in service delivery

• 9. Capacity building at district

level

Challenge in implementation Despite the political willingness and support from local government leaders, institutional mandates and appropriate financial mechanisms

level

• 10. Development of policies and

guidelines

appropriate financial mechanisms for provision of sanitation and hygiene were not clarified.

Recent Policy Initiatives (1999-2009)

Si i f h 2001 i h h i i f h i i Signing of the MoU 2001— Clarification of Institutional mandates at the national level With the signing of the sanitation MOU, it was agreed that each of the three lead ministries will certify i tit ti l h d Ministry of Water, Land and Environment would be institutional anchorages and responsibilities, including prioritization of resources for sanitation and hygiene promotion responsible for planning investment in sewerage services and public facilities in towns and sanitation and hygiene promotion Bottlenecks to this MoU rural growth centers;

• Ministry of Health would be

responsible for household hygiene It clarifies mandates of three Ministries at the national level, but does not mention the mandate and role and sanitation; and

• Ministry of Education and

Sports for school latrine

• f the Ministry of Local Government
• r the Ministry of Gender, Labor and

Social Development, which has an p construction and hygiene education important role in seeing if local governments are delivering on their sanitation related mandates.

Recent Policy Initiatives

Improved Sanitation and Hygiene 10-year financing strategy (ISH) elaborated in strategy (ISH) elaborated in 2006, based upon 3 pillars; supply, demand and enabling environment enabling environment recognizes ecological g g sanitation (UDDT) as one of the options to be considered especially in areas with p y difficult geological conditions. However, it has been stated that EcoSan approaches that EcoSan approaches demand specific demonstration and funding in

• rder to overcome barriers to
• rder to overcome barriers to

their introduction

Recent Policy Initiatives Recent Policy Initiatives

I d S it ti d

Pillar

Activity (Ecosan related)

Improved Sanitation and Hygiene Financing

Demand

Development of improved tools based on social marketing techniques

Recently, the Government of Uganda with the support of

q Introduction of social marketing among NGOs Marketing of sanitation

g pp the National Sanitation Working group has recently i i d d d

Marketing of sanitation products e.g. plastic latrines

Supply

Continue and expand existing

commissioned and approved the 10 year financing strategy for ISH An

Ecosan programmes Product improvement and development of range of the

strategy for ISH. An integrated budget line with clear guidelines on the

plastic latrines

Enabling Env’t

Dialogue with the private sector

g activities to be funded is being developed.

Env t.

Investigate sources of sanitation market failures

Recent Policy Initiatives

10-Year Strategy on Ecological Sanitation

Strategy Outline presents 4 Key areas (Strategy Chapters);

• Coordination and Networking,
• change of attitudes,

t d t h l d

• concepts and technology and
• political support.

Also, Demand, Supply and Enable Pillars of the ISH form the Ten Year EcoSan Strategy the Ten Year EcoSan Strategy

Recent Policy Initiatives

Sanitation sub sector Strategic plan

This was recently developed by the Ministry of Water and Environment to;

• Develop and promote pro-poor affordable sanitation technologies

Improvement the private sector supply chain through capacity building for p p pp y g p y g service providers Provide public sanitation facilities in rural growth centres and Contribute to improving the enabling environment through participation in Contribute to improving the enabling environment through participation in Local government capacity building and monitoring and Evaluation.

National Sanitation Working Group g p

• The main mandate of the NSWG is to operationalize the sanitation

MOU, integrate sanitation and hygiene promotion in sector operations and improve cross-sectoral coordination. p

Members of the group include all sub-sector stakeholders including representatives from MoH, MoES, MWE, donors d UWASNET t k f t d it ti NGO i and UWASNET –a network of water and sanitation NGOs in Uganda.

Recent Policy Initiatives Recent Policy Initiatives

Public –private partnerships I ff t t ti l t In an effort to stimulate sector strategies and policies it is important to policies, it is important to promote participation of private enterprises in the development of EcoSan

• market. E.g Crest Tanks,

P l fib Mi fi Poly fibres, Microfinance institutions.

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